Essentials: Hummus
@akk328: try peanut butter. I've never done it that way, and it'll certainly taste a bit different. But I've seen it mentioned as a substitute for tahini.
@akk328: try peanut butter. I've never done it that way, and it'll certainly taste a bit different. But I've seen it mentioned as a substitute for tahini.
I don't have a food processor, so I've been using my potato masher instead. While it isn't buttery smooth, it still beats store-bought any day. I haven't been adding cumin yet, but I will now! Also, I must be weird in that two cloves of raw garlic (for hummus and baba ghannouj) is just too much for me. I've found a nice balance using one small raw clove of garlic (pulverized to a nice consistency with a zester/fine grater) and 4 cloves-1 bulb of roasted garlic (I
I too grew up without hummus (and many other delicious foods, bless my meat&potatoes mother's heart), but thankfully, I've overcome my much-deprived childhood :P
I make a very basic humus for my one year old - chickpeas, olive oil, lemon juice and garlic. He loves it.
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